Tyra Banks says she was ‘intimidated’ by Bridget Moynahan on ‘Coyote Ugly’ set

Tyra Banks just revealed that she was “intimidated” by Bridget Moynahan on the set of Coyote Ugly More than 25 years ago – even though they knew each other from their model days.

On 26 February, Banks moderated a Q&A for the 25 -year anniversary of the film in the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, California, where she spoke with former castmates Moynahan, Melanie Lynskey, Maria Bello, Piper Perabo. During the conversation known Banks that Moynahan-Die Rachel played in the Komedieromance of 2000-hair nervous.

“Okay, so I was so intimidated by you on the set,” Banks, 51, told the Blue Actress, before he allows the audience. “Bridget and I go far back. We used to model on runways in Paris. And backstage [at] The fashion show, she said: ‘Hello! H! ‘ Fortunately, sweet. And then I see her on the set Coyote Ugly” [and] She is something like: ‘What’s about Tyra, pass me on that coke. Let’s have lunch. “And I had something like that, I didn’t understand. ”

Moynahan, however, revealed that she felt just as nervous at the time.

“That was one of my very first jobs and I was very intimidated. And Maria was so seasoned and she ran the bar and was also very intimidating, “shared Moynahan, 53,.

She continued: ‘I remember the very first scene we did, Tyra. […] We were in that old 24-hour restaurant where we all faint the money where Violet sees us for the first time and the way you just get up and start dancing in the restaurant. I always remember my God, thank goodness she had to do that. I’m not sure if I would have the courage. And you were always so daring and brave and courageous and let it all out. And it was always inspiring. ‘

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Banks, who played Zöe, also remembered the moment and remembered: “I’m going in that bar”, “,[Moynahan] Is so difficult. She’s so great. She is so confident. She lives this character. I am terrified. ” ‘

Banks shared that she was also intimidated by Bello, who played the owner of the bottle bar Lil in the cult classic. She said: ‘I felt that you were the boss of us on that set, that was [why] you played [that] role.”

“Well, they wrote the character,” Bello replied, 57. “Each of our characters was so strong in [themselves]. It was really well written. ”

Later in the conversation, banks revealed that her character would be the no-nonsense bartender Zöe-Vandaag.

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“I think she was a very successful lawyer,” the The next top model of America Said the maker.

She added: “But I think telling stories is good if there is a conflict. So she fell from a bar and was cut by an antler and bleed, and she came back and complained Lil, got the bar and changed it to the Lawyer Bar – Snap – the bar passed. And so after a stressful day, lawyers dance on the bar and lose a case. I don’t know what I’m talking about now, but that’s the sequel. “